Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-28
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must of necessity be fat, but IN
house dresses especially for thin women,
the half front girdle fashion with fulness
from the neck and shoulders or crossed
fchus is extremely becoming.
There seems to be no falling off in the
fashion of combination suits, but the in
dications are that these will be quite as
popular as they were last year. Gray
and brown, and some shades
of brown and heliotrope, also
green and black, will be seen in COM
bination. AS fall color green seems to
be favorite; shade known as serpent
green is draped over gray, the gray cloth
being braided with green like the over
dress; myrtle green gowns are shown in
combination Of plein and plaided mata-
rial, the basque being trimmed with gilt
cord. 81
In fxbrics there is little doubt of the
return of silk to favor. Already ribbed
silk and faille are seen in the
leading houses, the prices are
q proof that the demand is increasing
The exhibits III silks are not confined to
plain colors, but are in small floral de-
signs, both light and dark, and are to be
combined with palmer fabrics of deeper
colors.
In millinery, the wisest Of seers will
! hardly forecaste the fashions. lt seems
that extremely high crowns have had their
! time and must now fall, for it is certain
that the few shapes that have been inn
ported have decidedly lower crowns
| Watered ribbons with crape-like borders
are among the novelties in trimming,
! and nearly all ribbons used for bonnets
| have satin or crape-like stripes on the
| edge. There is no law in the matter OF
| brims, they are the subjects Of caprice
some protruding far in front, Others
| much wider on one side, some turned ur
| in a sharp point against the back of the
| crown, and others rolled upward in front
| and graduating narrower toward the right
side. Turbans will be used again with
some slightly higher indented crowns
| pointed toward the front.
PLAIN, CLOTH GOWNS.
| Harper's Bazaar For gowns OF one
color for travelling in the early autumn
are gray, Gobelin blue. and fawn- coloreC
| cloths, trimmed with Bengaline OF thu
same shade or with braiding. A darl
gray blue cloth of simple design hiss 81
the front of the skirt below its shor
apron heavily braided with black braid!
OF three different widths put on in an in
tricate arabesque design. The basque
has no vest, but the braid forms V il
back and front, which wi1ens like yok
at the top.
| BLACK DRESSES.
Tasteful black dresses for the inter
mediate season are made of cashmere o
camel's hair draped on round untrim
med skirt of black silk in blocks, stripes
or checker board squares an inch or NOR
in size. The skirt has not even 8 foot
pleating, but is hung on gored founds
ton skirt; the front and sides may b
quite plain, or in broad yet scant sid
pleats; the back has full straight breadth
SHRED at the top. The wool draper
forms two long points behind simpl
! hemmed, reaching to the foot, and open
ing in the middle to show the shire
silk on the tournure. The basque open
over chemisette of the silk, and has
, round shawl collar or revers for it
trimming.
| DRAPERY.
j New York Star: Amateur dressmaker
: are advised that three breadths Of silk ar
again used for the entire back OF tn
SKIRT, drapery and lower skirt being thu
i combined. These breadths are cut hal
, yard longer than the foundation skirt
/ are set in many Tapped plaits, meeting i
the middle Of the top, and are then turne
) over in two pointed ends in the tOurnure
The greatest latitude is allowed in a
5 ranging such draperies at the top, eac